Present-day Ivy Square was once the site of 艑hara's Kurab艒 textile factories. The company moved into more modern premises a long time ago, and the ivy-covered red-brick factory buildings (dating from 1889) now house a hotel, restaurants, tourist-driven shops, and museums (most open 9am to 5pm). The latter include the Kurab艒 Memorial Hall, where you can learn about the history of the Japanese textile industry. Enter from the west.
老澳门六合彩开奖记录's must-see attractions
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Konpira-san or, more formally, Kotohira-g奴, was originally a Buddhist and Shint艒 temple dedicated to the guardian of mariners. It became exclusively a鈥
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碍艒谤补办耻-别苍 draws the crowds with its reputation as one of the three most beautiful gardens in Japan. It has expansive lawns broken up by ponds, teahouses鈥
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One of the most beautiful gardens in the country, 搁颈迟蝉耻谤颈苍-办艒别苍 dates from the mid-1600s and took more than a century to complete. Designed as a walking鈥
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In Honmura, half a dozen traditional buildings have been turned over to contemporary artists to use as the setting for creative installations, often鈥
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The island of Sensui-jima is just five minutes across the water from Tomo-no-ura town, though vastly different for its rugged natural beauty, as there are鈥
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Zents奴-ji, Temple 75 of the sacred 88, is the largest of the temples 鈥 most of the other 87 could fit in its car park. This is where K艒b艒 Daishi was born,鈥
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Teshima's art 'museum' impresses for its architecture 鈥 a monumental concrete shell, forming a low teardrop-shaped dome on the hillside, designed by Tokyo鈥
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About 500m north of Yashima station, Shikoku-mura is an excellent village museum that houses old buildings transported here from all over Shikoku and鈥
Nearby Western Honsh奴 attractions
1. Momotar艒 Karakuri Hakubutsukan
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Part gallery and part fun-house, this small museum is devoted to local legend Momotar艒, with memorabilia, toys and depictions of the 'peach boy' from over鈥
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Learn about the history of the Japanese textile industry at this museum at historic Ivy Square.
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Four rooms are crammed with displays of wooden toys, masks, dolls and spinning tops (including a world-record breaker), as well as a colourful array of鈥
4. Kurashiki Museum of Folk-craft
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This museum is housed in an attractive complex of rice warehouses dating from the late 18th century, with interesting exhibits of exquisite household鈥
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Buddhist temple with interesting wooden carvings of animal spirits in the eaves, near Kurashiki's Bikan quarter. Enter from the side street off Honmachi鈥
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This is Kurashiki's premier museum, housing the predominantly Western art collection amassed by local textile magnate 艑hara Magosabur艒 (1880鈥1943), with鈥
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Steep stone steps lead up to this shrine in Tsurugata-yama-k艒en, a park that overlooks the old area of town. The shrine is home to a wisteria tree thought鈥
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Buddhist temple on the edge of Tsurugata-yama-k艒en park, with fine views across town.